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Pros And Cons Of Gratuities

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When does a free meal or a cup of coffee become a token of appreciation or become quid pro quo (this for that)? As police chief, I have observed on-duty police officers accepting free meals from our local family-owned restaurants. It is our departments policy that a police officers cannot accept free meals or gifts when on-duty. Since the motive behind accepting the gratuities is unknown, police officers should politely decline, therefore, avoiding any miscommunication that may be behind the free meals. “The ethical quality of an exchange is relative matter, requiring some understanding of the intentions and perceptions of both the giver and the receiver.” (Kania, 2010) In other words, police officers accepting gratuities regularly can …show more content…

Often, offering and accepting gratuities are merely a show of appreciation with no strings attached. Police officers frequenting local business can build relationships with business owners and citizens and gain the respect of the community. On the other hand, accepting gratuities has been seen as a form of bribery or “the slippery slope of corruption”. Many people believe that once a police officer accepts a gratuity that it is the first step towards corruption; that once on that slope the corruption it is difficult to control. Although there are both pros and cons to accepting gratuities, there is a moral dilemma at stake. Is that free meal really free or is it an unspoken IOU for a future favor? …show more content…

Both civilians and police officers sue based on reasons including but not limited to harassment, retaliation, discrimination, coercion, rape, murder and violation of rights. (Wright Risk Management, 2013) Typically most lawsuits are filed at the state level since federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction over two types of cases that are federal question cases that arise under federal law. The first case is for wrongfully arrested civilians to collect civil damages, and diverse citizenship over parties, that is if two parties that are in a litigation are in two separate states and what at stake is over $75,000 than the federal court in either state can hear the case. (FindLaw.com, 2013) State courts hear cases of intentional torts (e.g. assault, battery), torts of negligence that includes four basic elements (A duty owed, a breach of duty, causation, and damages), and violation of civil rights-42 U.S.C. sec. 1983, which is the most common and include false arrest, excessive force, and malicious prosecution. Violations under section 1983 can be filed in a state court since federal courts do not have exclusive jurisdiction. (Jack Ryan, 2006) In order to reduce civil liability training programs should be implemented in order to prevent section 1983 lawsuits. Policies should be reviewed to all officers are up to speed on any changes in law and

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According to Dent v. City of Dallas, the court ruled that police officers performing discretionary duties in good faith and acting within the course and scope of their employment are immune from personal liability under the doctrine of qualified immunity. The question that is presented in this situation is whether or not the police officer was acting within his course and scope of his employment. As a nation we have endowed our police officers with the right and authority to enforce the laws on whom they choose. Whether or not we reach the realization to this reality however is another story. The police officer has to use his ability on whom to arrest and not arrest responsibly because his actions do affect society.

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“The occupational solidarity within policing contributes to a subculture that generally discourages officers from interfering with the interest of other officers, it also encourages officers to protect other officer and finally it promotes officer aggressiveness” (Reuss- Ianny 1983). In the movie only one officer was concern when this episode

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Most of the time in the cases it 's been one officer who violates the suspects rights, but in others there have been multiple officers. One case that was found was about the civil rights of Earl Faison in New Jersey, whose rights were deprived from him. Five Orange, New Jersey officers conspired to violate the civil rights of Earl and were found guilty (Boyd). This shows that more than one officer can be involved in depriving someone of their civil rights. During this time, in April, Earl died one hour after a false arrest for the murder of Officer Joyce Carnegie (Boyd).

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Many police officers get off easily because they call it as self-defense, but it’s not. People being brutally beaten or killed, riots breaking out, mourning of neighborhoods, lawsuits against police departments all can be at stake of police officers using excessive force. This is part of the reason our country has been in an uproar. In the last few years’ police brutality has been at an all-time high. Because of it, movements have been started and protests have broken out.

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This study began with Paoline III describing the elements and facets among occupational members loyalty, and the crime fighter image. The crime fighter image "us vs them" orientation toward citizens, it's noted that the culture often declare one's public approval the violations of citizens' rights and misuses of police authority. The efforts of police accountability have been met with cultural resistance, originating from the saying "rat" police should never rat on fellow employees "blue wall of silence" wrong doing of officer investigation. The teaching of day-today components of police work is constructed by the experienced officers, teaching the craft of being an officer. Officers come to believe they can decrease the capacity to become or develop into something that could potentially be dangerous when coming face to face with a hostile Tangula Wilcox Eugene A. Paoline lll September 1,'1,,2017 situation, as well as properly making a prominent exhibition with their coercive authority, teaching deviance, accountability, and reform efforts.

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The key players of a criminal justice system comprises of both private and public actors such as private defense attorneys, bail bondsmen, defendants, private agencies who offers supervision, treatment or assistance to the criminals (Sutter, R.E, 2010). It is no secret that everyone in the criminal justice and law enforcement community is basically living in a fish bowl. Every move made is being watched by the public and is publicizing and scrutinizing by the media. Unethical behavior by the criminal justice community will never go unnoticed; we hear daily report of the rouge officer engaging in unethical behavior, shoplifting, prostitution and many other illegal activities with little or to no consequences. It is of utmost importance that the community that has been chosen to serve and protect is also an expert in ethical practices and moral judgment.

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With only one waiter on duty, a large Rotary Club of around twenty-six people enters a restaurant with no reservations. They ask for everything to be put onto one bill and order around $500 worth of food and drinks. After they are finished eating, the treasurer of the group asks for everything to be put onto separate bills instead of the one. This causes the already exhausted waiter even more distress having to try and split it correctly. Once the bills are brought out and the customers leave, the waiter notices that two people had skipped out on paying--one being the treasurer himself.

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Introductory Paragraph From the generals’ tents in Ancient Rome to the streets of today’s cities, police forces throughout history have repeatedly demonstrated an incredible weakness when faced with the temptation of power and greed. This caused police forces to leave citizens across the world and throughout time feeling betrayed by the very forces meant to protect them. Despite the era, political leanings, laws in place or geographic location, history has shown and continues to show us the inability of police forces to resist the influence brought forth by power, money and greed, leading to systemic corruption, unjust law enforcement, discrimination, and police militarization. The problem and influence of greed and corruption on police forces

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Our community should be able to trust and be proud of the work of the Minneapolis Police Officers and what they do on a daily basis. We expect them to be honest, hard-working, and motivated to protect the community. But, too often we notice an abundance of police officers at one gas station or one particular restaurant at a given time. This leads the community to believe that that gas station or restaurant is providing the Minneapolis police officers with some type of gratuity or discount.

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Michael Lynn & Tony Simons’ research shows that female servers generally get bigger tips than male servers. More pretty women get a bigger tip than others, and white servers get a larger tip than black servers. “Tipping is a social behavior that frequently involves members of the opposite sex, so it may be affected by the dynamics of sexual attraction. Consistent with this possibility, a recent meta-analysis found that men tipped more than women, but only when the server was female.” (Lynn, 1997)

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Odysseus traveled from foreign land to foreign land and was always greeted with an abundance of food, drink, and gifts, likely because, “In ‘The Odyssey’ generous hospitality marks the greatness of a ruler. ”(Source B). In The Odyssey how much a one could give was the mark of their “greatness”. Modern xenia should not put the focus of how much someone can give, rather if the host's intentions were ones rooted in generosity. Richmond Eustis remembers “volunteering as a first responder at a shelter”(Source B) in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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One theory is the “slippery Slope Theory” which the text states that once this line is crossed it is only a short time before the coercion bug has bitten and the officers are corrupt (Peak, Gaines, & Glenson, 2009, p. 225). The beneficiaries of the free drinks or meals most times feel indebted to do some quid pro quo work for the contributor. In addition many feel that the accepting gratuities is completely wrong since they are providing a service and are obligated to provided that service free from gifts and or gratuities (Peak et al., 2009, p. 225). Another theory by Withrow and Daily called a “model of circumstantial corruptibility” makes the argument that the exchange of gifts and or gratuities are influenced by two (2) distinct facts:

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‘’Most officers enter law enforcement with minimal experience in the field or in handling the moral dilemmas that officers typically encounter. They learn how to perform their jobs, as well as recognize the organizational norms, values, and culture, from their peers and supervisors. While supervisors provide direct, formal reinforcement, officers’ peers offer friendship and informal rewards that, in many cases, hold greater influence than official recognition from the agency’’ (Fitch, 2011). Officers who come across situations where they are unsure what is morally and ethically best to do often turn to their peers for assurance and guidance. Good ethical behavior can easily be influenced by officers and those in law enforcement.

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